Coffee BreakCoffee Break: I wishAnna Weggel • Jan 22, 2019Today in 1977, Stevie Wonder went No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "I Wish", his fifth U.S. No. 1. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear with "wish" in the lyrics?
Local Current BlogLegendary Minnesota bands plan reunion show to celebrate new Jay’s Longhorn Bar documentaryLydia Moran • Jan 22, 2019On Feb. 9, a slew of pivotal Twin Cities acts including the Suicide Commandos, the Hypstrz, Flamingo, Yipes!, and Curtiss A and Jerks of Fate, will congregate at the Parkway Theater to play a collective reunion concert in conjunction with the March 31 release of a new documentary about the long-shuttered but never-forgotten Jay’s Longhorn Bar.…
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Pedro The Lion, 'Phoenix'Sean McPherson • Jan 21, 2019The new record from Pedro The Lion is a sober look at the idiosyncrasies of youth and the indignities of aging with bravery and self-confidence.
Local Current BlogCloud Cult, J.S. Ondara, Annie Mack, and Porcupine gift The Current’s 14th Birthday Party with their musicColleen Cowie • Jan 20, 2019For the second night in a row, a crowd streamed through First Avenue’s doors for a sold-out celebration of The Current’s 14th birthday. Four local acts helped The Current usher in its second teenage year on Saturday night: Cloud Cult, J.S. Ondara, Annie Mack, and Porcupine. While the temperature outside hovered in the single digits,…
Local Current BlogThe Suburbs, Bad Bad Hats, Rayland Baxter, and Scrunchies light the candles on night one of the Current’s 14th Birthday PartyLydia Moran • Jan 19, 2019The Current enters adolescence this year, and part one of the celebration kicked off Friday night with a sold-out First Avenue show. “I got really strong when I was 14 carrying those heavy books,” quipped Kerry Alexander of Bad Bad Hats in a sweet deadpan, “and emotionally strong for other reasons.” The first night of The…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Songs your dad hatesAnna Weggel • Jan 18, 2019In 1987, Jill Riley's childhood home was filled with the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, and her dad thus retreated to the garage for about a year. Whether it's punk rock, novelty soundtracks, kiddie bop, or screamo, surely we all played something that irked our dads. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that your dad hated?
Local Current BlogFriday Five: The Current’s Birthday Party edition!Cecilia Johnson • Jan 18, 2019Tonight and Saturday, The Current staffers are headed down to First Avenue to celebrate the station’s 14th birthday with hundreds of friends and fans. Saturday’s show is sold out, but some tickets remain for tonight’s party, featuring Scrunchies, Rayland Baxter, Bad Bad Hats, and the Suburbs. To pump us all up for two nights of…
Local Current BlogWordplay literary festival will kick off with Rock Bottom Remainders performance at First AvenueLydia Moran • Jan 18, 2019On May 11-12, the Loft Literary Center will stop traffic in the East Town neighborhood of downtown Minneapolis to make way for more than 100 writers and thousands of eager readers at the largest literary festival the Twin Cities has ever seen. “Anybody who thinks of Minnesota should think about books,” said Britt Udesen, the Loft’s…
News and InterviewsThe Suburbs' Chan Poling and Hugo Klaers talk with Oake and Riley about performing with new members and re-recording classic songsColleen Cowie • Jan 17, 2019Ahead of the Suburbs' performance at The Current's 14th Birthday Party, Chan Poling and Hugo Klaers talked with Oake and Riley about the Suburbs' new lineup and revisiting some of the band's earliest songs.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: PanicAnna Weggel • Jan 17, 2019Thanks to Loran for writing in with today's theme idea -- songs that are NOT about keeping calm. What songs can you think of for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that mention panic, freaking out, hysteria, etc?
